Race cards · Fri 10 Jul
Friday 10 July · Kilbeggan, Eire
17:57 Writech Handicap Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 4f 0y
- Going
- Good (good to yielding in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 30000
- Runners
- 14
Race preview
THECOMPANYSERGEANT has a very good record at this course and arrives in good form after winning at Clonmel last month. The capable Eoghan Finegan reduces the top-weight's burden by claiming 5lb and improvement is plausible with blinkers utilised for the first time. The well-related Gameball steps up in trip after keeping on for third in Punchestown. He is notable having already bagged a bumper and a maiden hurdle. It would also be dangerous to disregard Grann's Boy who is on a good mark with Patrick O'Brien taking off 5lb. Faceman loves it here and won over further in May, while the last-time-out winners Paul's Dream, Littlefoot and Ad Caelum help make this a competitive contest.